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Lagging university benefits: “That’s real money”

December 15, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

CHAPEL HILL – Stagnant pay for University faculty and staff remains a major problem in North Carolina, hampering the state’s ability to hire and keep top-tier teachers and researchers. State lawmakers have offered a single 1.2% raise in the past seven years, even as other states have recruited aggressively to poach talent. But it’s more… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Human Capital, teachers

Ross farewell: “This treasure that truly belongs to the people”

December 11, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 1 Comment

CHAPEL HILL (Dec. 11, 2015) – With dignity and grace, University of North Carolina President Tom Ross said farewell to the same board that removed him, urging its members to strengthen the University. “Without question, leading one of the nation’s top public universities, the University of North Carolina, has been a true highlight in my… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality

Brewing jobs at App State

December 11, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

BOONE – It’s easy to make jokes about majoring in beer.  But Appalachian State University has skipped past the punchline to turn its Enology and Viticulture program into a major economic driver in North Carolina. The number of breweries in the state nearly tripled from 2010 to 2014, according to the North Carolina ABC Commission,… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Agriculture, Appalachian State, Economic Impact

Appalachian’s newest college enhances health and life in NC

December 9, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

The $2 billion Connect NC bond proposal that will go to voters in North Carolina’s March 15 primary election includes $70 million for a new Health Sciences building at Appalachian State University. Appalachian Chancellor Sheri Everts discusses here what the Beaver College of Health Sciences does for students and for health care in North Carolina…. READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Appalachian State, Connect NC, Economic Impact

VIDEO: Don Flow: “The most important institution in the state.”

December 9, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

WINSTON-SALEM – Auto dealer Don Flow is a graduate of the University of Virginia. And he stepped down this year as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Wake Forest University. But Flow doesn’t mince words in the accompanying video about the importance of the University of North Carolina system. “The University of North Carolina… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Appalachian State, Connect NC, HBCU, North Carolina A&T, UNC Greensboro, Winston-Salem State University

UNCG Chancellor: “That’s who you want in the classroom.”

December 1, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 3 Comments

GREENSBORO – Though he’s new to campus, Chancellor Frank Gilliam of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro knows UNCG lost a star health economist to the University of Virginia. “If faculty salaries stagnate, you will have retention problems,” Gilliam says in the accompanying video. “Our faculty, the best ones, are as good as anybody… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Human Capital, teachers, UNC Greensboro

NC A&T: “The jobs of the future”

November 24, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

GREENSBORO – The Piedmont Triad region’s future is in technology, telecommunications, electronics, information technology, transportation and nanoscience, according to North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Harold Martin. “We have core programs in those areas that are critical to the future of this region – and in my mind, critical to the state,” Martin says in… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, HBCU, North Carolina A&T, Prosperity

BOG: Faculty pay on the agenda

November 17, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 5 Comments

CHAPEL HILL – Long-stagnant pay for university teachers and researchers will be at the top of the agenda when the University of North Carolina Board of Governors convenes Dec. 11. During a special meeting of the board last week, members spoke of their growing worry about the impact of lackluster pay and benefits for faculty… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Expert Analysis, Focus on Quality, Human Capital

A&T biomaterials: “As strong as steel bolts”

November 17, 2015 by Higher Ed Works Leave a Comment

NC A&T State University Chancellor Harold Martin speaks from experience – it’s no fun carrying steel bolts inside you long after broken bones have healed. But with help from the National Science Foundation, biomaterials researchers at A&T have developed new materials to bond fractures that then degrade and disappear when their work is done. “We’ve… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, From Our Campuses, HBCU, North Carolina A&T

What about us?

November 10, 2015 by Higher Ed Works 4 Comments

When the Board of Governors that oversees North Carolina’s public universities granted raises recently to 12 chancellors, it prompted faculty across the system to ask:  What about us? There is no doubt that faculty – who’ve gone seven years with just one insignificant raise – are long overdue for a raise. This year University faculty… READ MORE

Filed Under: 2015, Focus on Quality, From Our Campuses, Human Capital

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